Our handy, dandy, friends… They give us short cuts! PRONOUNS Our handy, dandy, friends… They give us short cuts!

PRONOUNS TAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUN OR A PRONOUN The boy looks at the books.

REPLACE THE NOUNS! The boy looks at the books. He looks at them.

REPLACE THE NOUNS! The students listened to Mrs. Puff. They listened to her.

What about…? Mrs. Cochren wants ice cream. She wants what?

Pronouns replace nouns! The flavors look tasty! _______look tasty. All Most Some Which Those

Antecedent Examples Who wants a refreshing root beer float? To which noun is “who” referring or replacing?

You should know… A pronoun takes the place of a noun! Each pronoun has an antecedent (stated or unstated). Antecedent = the word the pronoun refers to or replaces

Antecedent example The dog chased the cats. It chased them.

Antecedent Examples Scooby Doo, where are you?  

TYPES OF PRONOUNS PERSONAL REFLEXIVE INTENSIVE DEMONSTRATIVE INTERROGATIVE INDEFINITE RELATIVE

Personal Pronouns The most common group of pronouns which refer to the person: Speaking Spoken to Spoken about

PERSONAL PRONOUNS SHE, HER, HERS IT, ITS SINGULAR FIRST PERSON I, ME, MY, MINE SECOND PERSON YOU, YOUR, YOURS THIRD PERSON HE, HIM, HIS SHE, HER, HERS IT, ITS

PERSONAL PRONOUNS THEIR, THEIRS PLURAL FIRST PERSON WE, US, OUR, OURS SECOND PERSON YOU, YOUR, YOURS THIRD PERSON THEY, THEM, THEIR, THEIRS

NOTES PRONOUN = ANTECEDENT = TAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUN THE NOUN TO WHICH THE PRONOUN IS REFERRING OR REPLACING

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS REFERS TO THE SUBJECT AND IS NECESSARY TO THE MEANING SPONGE BOB ENJOYS HIMSELF AT THE KRUSTY KRAB.

Reflexive Pronouns First person myself, ourselves Second person yourself, yourselves Third person himself, herself itself, themselves

Reflexive Example The artist prided himself of his masterpiece.

Intensive Pronouns Emphasizes another noun or pronoun and is unnecessary to the meaning. It intensifies the meaning! Mrs. Cochren herself popped the popcorn!

Intensive Examples Did you draw Bigfoot yourself?

Intensive Pronouns First person myself, ourselves Second person yourself, yourselves Third person himself, herself itself, themselves

REFLEXIVE VERSUS INTENSIVE Reflexive = required or meaning is unsure or changed Intensive = intensifier The students raised the money themselves. They motivated themselves to work hard.

Reflexive or Intensive? She ate the pizza herself! INTENSIVE They wanted to do the project by themselves. REFLEXIVE You yourself must make SMART choices!

  DEMONSTRATIVE THESE PRONOUNS POINT OUT A PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA. This is the best candy. Are these good?

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS THIS THAT THESE THOSE

DEMONSTRATIVE EXAMPLES THESE ARE MINE. THE SHOES ARE MINE. DID YOU SEE THAT? DID YOU SEE THE ACCIDENT? I WANT TO BUY THIS. I WANT TO BUY AN ARMADILLO.

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN OR ADJECTIVE? THIS IS HIS PET. THIS SPIDER IS HUGE. THAT SPIDER IS SCARY. THAT IS SO GROSS!

ADJECTIVE THIS SPIDER IS HUGE. THIS GIVES MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE NOUN—THE SPIDER. WHICH SPIDER?

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN THIS IS HIS PET. THIS REPLACES THE NOUN “THE SPIDER”. THE SPIDER IS HIS PET.

ADJECTIVE THAT SPIDER IS SO GROSS!

RELATIVE PRONOUNS These start a clause that relates to a noun in the sentence THAT WHICH WHO WHOM WHOSE

RELATIVE PRONOUNS THAT (can be demonstrative or relative) WHICH (can be interrogative or relative) WHO (can be interrogative or relative) WHOM (can be interrogative or relative) WHOSE (can be interrogative or relative)

RELATIVE PRONOUNS INTRODUCE AN ADJECTIVE CLAUSE (dependent CLAUSES) CHOCOLATE, WHICH I LOVE, IS YUMMY. HE IS THE NEIGHBOR WHO I THINK IS A VAMPIRE!

What’s a dependent clause? It starts with a dependent clause word. (that, which, who, whom, whose) A subject and a verb are within the clause It needs an independent clause for it to make sense.

RELATIVE PRONOUNS The boy that is funny is John. The author who I love is J.K. Rowling. The girl whose mother I know is Ann.

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS WHICH WHAT WHO WHOM WHOSE

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS THESE PRONOUNS INTRODUCE A QUESTION. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SHOW? WHICH DO YOU PREFER—DOGS OR CATS? WHOSE LEPRECHAUN IS THIS? TO WHOM ARE YOU SPEAKING?

INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE INTERROGATIVE—INTRODUCES A QUESTION RELATIVE—BEGINS A SUBORDINATE ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE? WHOSE DONKEY IS THAT?

INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE? WHICH CHEESE IS YOUR FAVORITE?

INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE? The cheese which I like best is brie.

INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE? JODI PICOULT WRITES GREAT NOVELS THAT KEEP ME TURNING THE PAGES.

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS REFERS TO A NOUN THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE SPECIFICALLY NAMED SOME WERE THERE. (who is the some? How many?)

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS REFERS TO A NOUN THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE SPECIFICALLY NAMED Many were present today. (Who? How many?)

SINGULAR INDEFINITE PRONOUNS ANYBODY NOBODY EACH ANYONE NO ONE EITHER ANYTHING NOTHING NONE NEITHER EVERYBODY SOMEBODY EVERYONE SOMEONE EVERYTHING SOMETHING

PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS BOTH FEW MANY SEVERAL USE PLURAL VERB FORMS— ARE, WERE, ETC.

SINGULAR OR PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS ALL ANY MORE MOST NONE SOME

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS Why are indefinite pronouns indefinite? They refer to a person or thing but is not specifically named. -body, -one, -thing, some-, any-, every-, no- all, any, none, one, most, many, several , few, each, either

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS SOME WERE THERE. LEPRECHAUNS WERE THERE.

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS MANY WERE ABSENT. ZOMBIES WERE ABSENT.

TYPES OF PRONOUNS PERSONAL REFLEXIVE INTENSIVE DEMONSTRATIVE INTERROGATIVE INDEFINITE RELATIVE

Identify the pronoun type! They wanted to do the work themselves. The students talked to them. Don’t do that! The boy whose mother I know was here.

Identify the pronoun type. Whose dog is this? Nobody voted for me. The man, whose house is by mine, is nice. She painted the picture herself!

ADJECTIVES Describe or modify a noun or pronoun! Adjectives answer a question: Which? What kind? How many?

Examples of ADJECTIVES: The spooky pumpkin The crazy skeleton The disgusting zombie The scary ghost

Articles are ADJECTIVES!!! A, AN, and THE = ARTICLES Which ghost? A ghost How many skeletons? A skeleton Which zombie? The zombie

Demonstrative Pronoun or Adjective? This, That, These, Those Can the word be replaced with a noun? pronoun Does the word describe a noun that follows? adjective

Demonstrative Pronoun or Adjective? This, That, These, Those I want this! I want this candy! Look at those! Look at those witches!

Proper Adjective= comes from a proper noun Rome Roman Empire Persia Persian cat Italy Italian leather

Noun versus Adjective I go to school. = NOUN I ride the school bus. = ADJECTIVE I want some paper. I want some paper clips. Look at that gold nugget. I like gold.

Pronoun versus Adjective Give me those gummi bears. = D.A. Give me those! = D.P. Worksheet packet = 34, 35, 36, 37